Emergency responders, including a SWAT members, surrounded a home and contacted a person who was inside. After about an hour, the person inside the home surrendered to authorities.

The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office said there are no known injuries in the incident.

Douglas County Sheriff Tony Spurlock told Denver7 the suspect in the incident is an Aurora police officer’s son.

That officer helped resolve the situation by telling negotiators what weapons were inside the home and what his 28-year-old son may have had access to, Denver7 reported.

Authorities asked people to avoid the area while the incident unfolded. At about 7:30 p.m., the sheriff’s office said the “situation has been resolved” and residents were “free to return to their homes.”

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